Heating apparatus



June 1 1926.

J. WACHOWICZ 'HE-ATING APPARATUS Filed Oct. 25. 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet -13mm til 1160 1010606 June- 1 1926. 1,587,448

J. WACHOWICZ HEATING APPARATUS Filed Oct 23, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Iattorney Patented June 1, 1926.

JAKOB VIACI-IOWICZ, OF HAMTBAMCK, MICHIGAN..

HEATING APPARATUS.

Application filed October 23, 1923. Serial No. 670,250.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvei'nents inheating apparatus and has particular reference to a water heater whereina plurality of relatively tall cylinders contain water to be heated withthe cylinders constituting radiators of the heat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a heating apparatus ofthe above type adapted for mounting either upon a coal or oil burningstove with an adjustable valve mechanism associated with the severalcylinders to regulate the exhaust of steam.

iVith the above and other objects in view as the. nature of theinvention is better understood, the same consists of the novel form,combination and arrangement ofparts hereinafter more fully described,shown in the accompanying drawings and claimed.

In the drawings, wherein like reference characters designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view, partly shown in section of aheating apparatus and oil stove support theref wr,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the apparatus, the stove burnersbeing removed and with the steam outlet pipes for the heating cylindersin communication with the chimney fragmentarily illustrated in section.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the top plate adapted for mounting uponthe top of the stove and having openings therein for the heatingcylinders and draft pipes,

Figure 1 is a cross-sectional view taken through the draft pipe abovethe heating cylinders showing the steam pipe connections between theheating cylinders and the valve box in the draft pipe.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 4; showingthe valve box within the draft pipe,

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on line VIVI of Fig. 1 showingthe tubular connections between the heating cylinders, and

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view taken on line VHVII of Fig. 3.

Referring more in detail. to the accompanying drawing, there isillustrated a stove wherein the legs 1 support a top frame 2 havingspaced openings therein surrounded by flanges 3 that support grids l, anoil burner 5 being disposed beneath each opening and in communicationwith the oil tank o, it being understood, however, that the heatingapparatus may be associated with a coal burning stove.

An angle iron frame. is mounted upon the stove top 2 and is ofsubstantially T-shape 1n cross-sectimii, the wall 7 being verticallydisposed while the ledge 8 is horizontally positioned for flatengagement with the stove top 2 as shown in Fig. 1. A cover plate formedof sections 9 and 10 each carrying a depending peripheral flange 11 isdisposed above the stove top 2 with the flange 11 resting upon the ledge8 of the angle iron, the meeting edges of the plate sections 9 and 10being provided with registering semi-circular openings 12 arranged inspaced relation as shown in Fig. 3 and respectively disposed above thegrids l. The plate section 9 carries an upstanding boss upon which adraft pipe to be presently described is mounted.

The heating apparatus embodies a plurality of relatively tall cylinders14: that are closed at their lower and upper ends, the upper ends beingconnected by brace arms 15 while tubular members 16 connect the lowerends of the cylinders to form coinmunica-tions therebetween, the lowerends of the cylinders 14: passing through the openings 12 in the topplate and resting upon the grids 4 carried by the st )ve top 2, handles17 being carried by the end cylinders to facilitate handling thereof.One of the cylinders has a filling pipe 18 positioned adjacent the upperend thereof and to which a funnel 19 is detachably connected, thefilling of one cylinder causing water to flow therefrom through thetubular connections 16 to the other cylinders for equalizing the waterlevel therein, the filling pipe 18 being closed by a screw plug or otherdevice when the funnel 19 is removed. Drainage of the cylinders isaccomplished by the faucet 20.

A draft pipe 21 is supported at its lower end upon the boss 13 carriedby the top plate section 9 and extends at its upper end into the chimney22. A steam outlet pipe 23 is connected to the upper end of eachcylinder 14 and passes into the draft pipe 21 for com munication withthe valve box 24 shown in detail in Figs. 1 and 5. The valve box 24 hasa hing-ed cover 25 and the free swinging lower edge of the cover carriesan outwardly directed threaded rod 26 upon which a disk weight 27 isthreaded to be moved toward and away from the boX cover 25 forregulatdraft pipe 21 and chimney 22 ing the steam pressure required foropening the cover to permit the escape of steam from the cylinders M andpipe 23 to the draft pipe 21 and chimney.

From the above detail description of the device, it is believed that theconstruction and operation thereof will at once be apparent it beingnoted that when one of the cylinders 14- is filled through the pipe ii)that the raster will iiow through the tubular connecting); iuciub us toequalize the water level in the several cylinders and the outer end ofthe filling pipe 18 is then closed by a stopper or similar device uponremoval of the funnel 19. The application of heat to the lower ends ofthe cylinders letheats the water contained therein and heat isconsequently radiated from said cylinders. The escape of steam generatedin the cylinders 14 is restricted to a certain extent by the valve box24 and when a certain steam pressure has been reached, the cover 25 ofthe valve box is opened against the pressure of the weight 27 and steamescapes through the assisting the draft for the stove. The device willbe found highly GfilClOIll) as a room heater or for other purposes andbeing comparatively simple of construction willbeinexpensive tomanufacture.

While there is herein shown and described the preferred embodiment ofthe present invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that minorchanges may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scopeof the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is In combination, a seriesof vertical Waterheating chambers adapted to rest over'the burners of a stove and a draftpipe parallel with said chambers, water connections between the bottomportionsof said chambers spaced above the bottoms of said chambers,

a safety valve positioned in the draft pipe and including a steamchamber, steam connections leading from the tops of'the heating chambersto the steam chamber whereby said steam chamber permits steamcommunication between the upper parts of the heating chambers anduniform steam pressure and equal water levels are maintained in theseveral water chamber-s.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

Janos lVAGI'IOlVICZ.

